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And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God. <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore having these promises, beloved, we should cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/7.htm">King James Bible</a> Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore, since we have these [great and wonderful] promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, completing holiness [living a consecrated life—a life set apart for God’s purpose] in the fear of God. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, dear friends, since we have such promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, completing our sanctification in the fear of God. <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> My friends, God has made us these promises. So we should stay away from everything that keeps our bodies and spirits from being clean. We should honor God and try to be completely like him. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Since we have these promises, dear friends, we need to cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit and live a holy life in the fear of God. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> All these promises are made to us, my dear friends. So then, let us purify ourselves from everything that makes body or soul unclean, and let us be completely holy by living in awe of God. <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Since we have these promises, dear friends, let's cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God. <a href="/msb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God. <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Having therefore these promises, beloved friends, let us purify ourselves from all defilement of body and of spirit, and secure perfect holiness through the fear of God. <a href="/web/2_corinthians/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God; <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore having these promises, beloved, we should cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God; <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Therefore having these declarations, dearly let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sactification in the fear of God. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, having these promises, most beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/7.htm">New American Bible</a> Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> HAVING therefore these promises, my beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and let us serve in holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Therefore, because we have these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from all impurity of the flesh and spirit and let us cultivate holiness in the awe of God.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every pollution of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Therefore having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all the filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> HAVING therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> since then, we have these promises, my dear brethren, let us cleanse our selves from all impurity, whether of body or mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Having therefore these promises, beloved friends, let us purify ourselves from all defilement of body and of spirit, and secure perfect holiness through the fear of God. <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Having, therefore, these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Having therefore, my beloved, these promises, let us purify ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=1117" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Paul's Joy in the Corinthians</a> 1<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">Therefore,</a> <a href="/greek/27.htm" title="27: agapētoi (Adj-VMP) -- From agapao; beloved.">beloved,</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">since we have</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Tautas (DPro-AFP) -- This; he, she, it. ">these</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1860.htm" title="1860: epangelias (N-AFP) -- A promise. From epaggello; an announcement.">promises,</a> <a href="/greek/2511.htm" title="2511: katharisōmen (V-ASA-1P) -- To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. From katharos; to cleanse.">let us cleanse</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautous (RefPro-AM3P) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">ourselves</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantos (Adj-GMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everything that</a> <a href="/greek/3436.htm" title="3436: molysmou (N-GMS) -- Staining, defilement, pollution. From moluno; a stain; i.e. immorality.">defiles</a> <a href="/greek/4561.htm" title="4561: sarkos (N-GFS) -- Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. ">body</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: pneumatos (N-GNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">spirit,</a> <a href="/greek/2005.htm" title="2005: epitelountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To complete, accomplish, perfect. From epi and teleo; to fulfill further, i.e. Execute; by implication, to terminate, undergo.">perfecting</a> <a href="/greek/42.htm" title="42: hagiōsynēn (N-AFS) -- A holy or sanctified state. From hagios; sacredness.">holiness</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/5401.htm" title="5401: phobō (N-DMS) -- (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright.">the fear</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God.</a> 2Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_john/3-3.htm">1 John 3:3</a> And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure. <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a> But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:7</a> For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness. <a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a> Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a> Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. <a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26-27</a> to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a> Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a> But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. <a href="/philippians/2-12.htm">Philippians 2:12-13</a> Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. / For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose. <a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a> Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD. <a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44-45</a> For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground. / For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy. <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a> I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a> Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. <a href="/jeremiah/4-14.htm">Jeremiah 4:14</a> Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.therefore.<a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a> For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.<a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17,18</a> Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, … <a href="/romans/5-20.htm">Romans 5:20,21</a> Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: … let.<a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a> Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.<a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Psalm 119:9</a> BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.<a href="/proverbs/20-9.htm">Proverbs 20:9</a> Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?filthiness.<a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.<a href="/jeremiah/4-14.htm">Jeremiah 4:14</a> O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?<a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20</a> For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.perfecting.<a href="/matthew/5-48.htm">Matthew 5:48</a> Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.<a href="/ephesians/4-12.htm">Ephesians 4:12,13</a> For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: … <a href="/philippians/3-12.htm">Philippians 3:12-15</a> Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus… in.<a href="/2_chronicles/19-9.htm">2 Chronicles 19:9</a> And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.<a href="/psalms/19-9.htm">Psalm 19:9</a> The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.<a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Proverbs 8:13</a> The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-10.htm">Body</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-6.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-7.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-14.htm">Dearly</a> <a href="/john/18-28.htm">Defilement</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-11.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-16.htm">Filthiness</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-16.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-14.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-9.htm">God's</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-18.htm">Holiness</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-6.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-4.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/daniel/8-23.htm">Perfecting</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/acts/21-24.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-8.htm">Rewards</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-30.htm">Sanctification</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-15.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-6.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/12-19.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-5.htm">Body</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-11.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-19.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-19.htm">Dearly</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Defilement</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-4.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-4.htm">Filthiness</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-5.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-19.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-4.htm">God's</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-24.htm">Holiness</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-6.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-16.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-9.htm">Perfecting</a> <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Purify</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Rewards</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">Sanctification</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-12.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">2 Corinthians 7</div>1. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">He proceeds in exhorting them to purity of life;</a> 2. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-2.htm">and to bear him like affection as he does to them.</a> 3. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-3.htm">Whereof lest he might seem to doubt, he declares what comfort he took in his afflictions </a> 6. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">by the report which Titus gave of their godly sorrow, </a> 8. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-8.htm">which his former epistle had wrought in them;</a> 13. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-13.htm">and of their loving-kindness and obedience toward Titus, answerable to his former boastings of them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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"Beloved" is a term of endearment, showing Paul's deep affection for the Corinthian believers. In Greek, "beloved" is "agapētoi," indicating those who are dearly loved, not only by Paul but by God Himself. This sets a tone of encouragement and familial love, reminding the readers of their identity in Christ.since we have these promises The "promises" refer to God's assurances mentioned in the previous chapter, such as His presence and His acceptance of them as His people. These promises are rooted in the Old Testament, reflecting God's covenantal faithfulness. The Greek word for "promises" is "epangelias," which implies a divine assurance that is both reliable and motivating for believers to live in accordance with God's will.let us cleanse ourselves The call to "cleanse" is an exhortation to moral and spiritual purification. The Greek word "katharisōmen" suggests a thorough cleansing, akin to a ritual purification. This reflects the Jewish understanding of purity, where physical and spiritual cleanliness were essential for worship and relationship with God. It emphasizes personal responsibility in the sanctification process, urging believers to actively participate in their spiritual growth.from everything that defiles body and spirit "Defiles" in Greek is "molunontes," meaning to stain or pollute. This phrase addresses both physical and spiritual impurities, indicating that holiness encompasses the whole person. The dual mention of "body and spirit" underscores the comprehensive nature of Christian sanctity, where both outward actions and inward thoughts must align with God's standards.perfecting holiness The term "perfecting" comes from the Greek "epitelountes," which means to bring to completion or maturity. "Holiness" is "hagiosynē," denoting a state of being set apart for God. This phrase suggests an ongoing process of becoming more like Christ, striving for spiritual maturity and moral integrity. It reflects the biblical call to be holy as God is holy, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture.in the fear of God "Fear" in this context is "phobos," which can mean reverence or awe rather than terror. The "fear of God" is a foundational biblical concept, signifying a deep respect and acknowledgment of God's majesty and authority. It is the beginning of wisdom and a motivator for righteous living. This reverence leads believers to pursue holiness, recognizing God's sovereignty and their accountability to Him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>VII.(1) Having therefore these promises . . . let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness.--The thought is identical with that of <a href="/1_john/3-3.htm" title="And every man that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.">1John 3:3</a>. In each there is the contrast between the high ideal to which the believer in Christ is called and the infinite debasement into which he may possibly sink. St. John characteristically presents the law of the spiritual life as a generalised fact of experience: "Every man who has the hope actually does purify himself." The word for "filthiness" does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament. In <a href="//apocrypha.org/2_maccabees/1-27.htm" title="Gather those together that are scattered from us, deliver them that serve among the heathen, look upon them that are despised and abhorred, and let the heathen know that thou art our God.">2 Maccabees 1:27</a>, it is used of the "pollution" of idolatry; in the LXX. of <a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm" title="I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none does return from his wickedness; they are all of them to me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah.">Jeremiah 23:14</a> (where the English version gives "a horrible thing," and the margin "filthiness") of the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah. The cognate verb is used of sexual impurity in <a href="/revelation/14-4.htm" title="These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from among men, being the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.">Revelation 14:4</a>, and probably with the same sense in <a href="/revelation/3-4.htm" title="You have a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.">Revelation 3:4</a>, and this is manifestly what St. Paul has in his thoughts here. The two thoughts--idolatry and impurity--were inextricably blended in his mind. He had been warning men against the feasts that were held in the idol's temple. He cannot close his eyes to the "hidden things of shame" that were their constant and inevitable accompaniments. But that contagion of impurity might spread to the inward parts. Mind and conscience might be defiled (<a href="/titus/1-15.htm" title="To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.">Titus 1:15</a>). The literature of the Empire, as seen in Catullus and Martial and Juvenal, shows only too terribly what St. Paul meant by "filthiness of the spirit." The very element in man by which he is raised above the brute creatures that lead a simply animal or natural life--his imagination, fancy, discernment of analogies--sinks him to an infinite depth below them. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - Having then these promises. The promises of God's indwelling and fatherly love (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16-18</a>). Dearly beloved. Perhaps the word is added to soften the sternness of the preceding admonition. Let us cleanse ourselves. Every Christian, even the best, has need of daily cleansing from his daily assoilment (<a href="/john/13-10.htm">John 13:10</a>), and this cleansing depends on the purifying activity of moral effort maintained by the help of God's grace. Similarly St. John (<a href="/1_john/3-1.htm">1 John 3:1-3</a>), after speaking of God's fatherhood and the hopes which it inspires, adds, "And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as he is pure" (comp. <a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a>). From all filthiness; rather, from all defilement. Sin leaves on the soul the moral stain of guilt, which was typified by the ceremonial defilements of the Levitical Law (comp. <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25, 26</a>). The word used for "filth" in <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">1 Peter 3:21</a> is different. Of the flesh and spirit. From everything which outwardly pollutes the body and inwardly the soul; the two being closely connected together, so that what defiles the flesh inevitably also defiles the soul, and what defiles the spirit degrades also the body. Uncleanness, for instance, a sin of the flesh, is almost invariably connected with pride and hate and cruelty, which degrade the soul. Perfecting holiness. This is the goal and aim of the Christian, though in this life it cannot be finally attained (<a href="/philippians/3-12.htm">Philippians 3:12</a>). In the fear of God. There is, indeed, one kind of fear, a base and servile fear, which is cast out by perfect love; but the fear of reverential awe always remains in the true and wisely instructed Christian, who will never be guilty of the profane familiarity adopted by some ignorant sectarians, or speak of God "as though he were some one in the next street" (<a href="/hebrews/12-28.htm">Hebrews 12:28</a>; <a href="/1_peter/3-15.htm">1 Peter 3:15</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Therefore, οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. beloved, ἀγαπητοί (agapētoi) Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_27.htm">Strong's 27: </a> From agapao; beloved. since we have ἔχοντες (echontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. these Ταύτας (Tautas) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. promises, ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1860.htm">Strong's 1860: </a> A promise. From epaggello; an announcement. let us cleanse καθαρίσωμεν (katharisōmen) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2511.htm">Strong's 2511: </a> To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. From katharos; to cleanse. ourselves ἑαυτοὺς (heautous) Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. everything that παντὸς (pantos) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. defiles μολυσμοῦ (molysmou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3436.htm">Strong's 3436: </a> Staining, defilement, pollution. From moluno; a stain; i.e. immorality. body σαρκὸς (sarkos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4561.htm">Strong's 4561: </a> Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. spirit, πνεύματος (pneumatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. perfecting ἐπιτελοῦντες (epitelountes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> To complete, accomplish, perfect. From epi and teleo; to fulfill further, i.e. Execute; by implication, to terminate, undergo. holiness ἁγιωσύνην (hagiōsynēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_42.htm">Strong's 42: </a> A holy or sanctified state. From hagios; sacredness. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] fear φόβῳ (phobō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5401.htm">Strong's 5401: </a> (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright. of God. Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises beloved let us (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 6:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 6:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 7:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 7:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>